What will the kitchen of tomorrow look like? Just ask the people building and White Kitchen Cabinets online planning the kitchens of today. With that in mind, we asked homeowners in 11 countries — the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Denmark — through a series of discussions, polls, surveys and interviews to describe the ins and outs of kitchen projects they had recently completed, have underway or are planning to start in the next three months. Houzz data shows that 41 percent of homeowners are remodeling kitchens that are 16 to 30 years old. With nearly 9,000 people White Kitchen Cabinets online responding to Houzz’s most recent kitchen survey — 85 percent had completed or worked on their kitchen project in 2015 and the rest planned to start in early 2016 — that means their choices in layout, materials, storage and special features offer insight into trends you’ll no doubt see in kitchens for years to come. "But don’t expect Jetsons-style whiz-bang gadgetry anytime soon. Other than a White Kitchen Cabinets online few high-tech appliances, homeowners aren’t looking to impress NASA with their kitchens. Apart from TVs and iPads, the majority of homeowners in almost every country we surveyed aren’t interested in many high-tech features. “Programming ovens from an iPhone is not something people are doing, and people don’t care about a refrigerator that will send a message to your phone that it needs to be defrosted,” says White Kitchen Cabinets online Ken Burghardt, owner of Domicile San Francisco. Instead, they’re focusing on materials and features that provide basic function and classic style.
Give Me a ‘U’
L-shaped layouts reign supreme in every other country except Denmark, where nearly a third of homeowners want a galley kitchen.
New interpretations. Though Japan was not part of the survey, which was conducted online from White Kitchen Cabinets online October to November 2015, we reached out to Toshiyuki Imai, manager of Japanese kitchen design firm Kitchen House’s Tokyo showroom. Imai says one of the most popular layouts in Japan is somewhat like an open galley style, in which the kitchen counter and dining table are linked seamlessly together.
The Rise of Porcelain and Engineered Quartz
To demonstrate in his showroom, Burghardt says he scrapes the surface of Neolith with a White Kitchen Cabinets online screwdriver until it throws sparks. “No scratching,” he says. Then he takes a flamethrower to it. “We will brown the top of a crème brûlée, then aim the flame at the countertop and hold it there. No cracking or discoloration. Pour zinfandel, hot chili oil, blueberry and nothing happens. And no, I do not have stock in the company.”In Japan, artificial stone seems to be moving out of the way for materials like quartz and ceramics. “Our hottest one for next year is durable ceramic panel [shown here], originally White Kitchen Cabinets online developed as an exterior material,” says Imai of Kitchen House.
Induction Junction
Range hoods. In many countries, homeowners are paying special attention to range hoods, which White Kitchen Cabinets online have improved in strength and appearance over the years, according to Spanish architect Oskar Velez. “Good parties always end in the kitchen,” he says. “Some people are worried about the smell of food, but nowadays there are very effective and well-designed extractors, even embedded in the ceiling, so food smell should not be a problem unless your diet is based on fried food.” Velez designed the home shown here, which has a recessed range White Kitchen Cabinets online hood. BMLMedia.ieWood-burning stoves. Walk into a kitchen in Sweden, the U.K. and Ireland — countries known to have the occasional day of dreary weather — and you might find a crackling wood-burning stove, like the one shown in this Dublin, Ireland, kitchen.
Neutral Is Supreme — But Here Comes Green
Neutral colors define U.S. and Canadian kitchens too, where white cabinets and beige and gray walls are preferred, according to the survey. But green, such as the minty White Kitchen Cabinets online shade shown here, and blue are creeping in. “I think green edges out blue in kitchens because it’s the more organic, appetizing color of the two,” says Jennifer Ott, an interior designer who specializes in paint consultations.
In Japan, homeowners are saying sayonara to all-white kitchens. “White kitchens had been most popular for more than 10 years until 2010,” says Yukiko Tahara, owner and designer at White Kitchen Cabinets online LiB contents in Tokyo. “But since then, darker shades like stone gray or dark brown have been chosen by more and more people. I’ve heard that it happened after the earthquake disaster in 2011, because people came to prefer calm, tranquil and relaxing tones at home.”"